Ireland’s churches rally to support Ukrainian people
Religious communities offer rooms in convents and retreat centres to those fleeing
Will new Dublin archbishop take interfaith dialogue seriously?
The pope’s enlightened approach has sadly yet to take root in Irish Catholicism
The Irish Times view on the churches and gay rights: the road to irrelevance
The actions of the Presbyterian church are typical of a failure to keep up with changes in social attitudes
Rathgar Presbyterians object to church threats to dismiss minister in same-sex row
Sandymount church council refuses to back down over appointment of gay member
Presbyterian Church must not lose sight of Jesus’s core message
Christian message of love and non-discriminatory support for human rights go together
Sandymount Presbyterian row the latest in the church over same-sex issues
In 2018 the General Assembly in Belfast decided same-sex couples could no longer be full members of the church, nor could their children be baptised
Presbyterian Church calls on Dublin minister to recant over appointment of gay man
Leaked report says decision has ‘caused scandal injurious to the purity and peace of the church’
Armagh event lived up to organisers’ hopes, Presbyterian moderator says
President’s decision not to attend ‘a chapter in history that has been written and we’ve moved on’
North-South relations ‘strained’ by Brexit and centenaries – Presbyterian Moderator
Dr Bruce says church understands ‘the sensitivities surrounding these anniversaries’
Jeffrey Donaldson: Talk of a united Ireland is ‘premature’ when the North is not united
Interview: the DUP leader on powersharing, Brexit and being British and Irish
‘Degradation of the Irish Bench’ – Colum Kenny on Sir John Ross and a private plea in 1919
An Irishman’s Diary
Ireland’s war dead and those killed on UN service remembered in the rain
‘In particular we remember those who died in the War of Independence and subsequent conflict on this island’, said Taoiseach
Irish Methodist Church reaffirms marriage is ‘between man and woman’ after UK vote
UK Methodist Church votes to allow same-sex marriage
Presbyterian Church trying to retrospectively justify homophobia
I was dismissed as a church elder because I married my same-sex partner
Installation of new Presbyterian Moderator to be attended by just four due to Covid-19
Church’s annual General Assembly postponded for first time in 180 years
Irish church leaders invite all to home-based prayer on Sunday
No public holy week or Easter ceremonies in cathedrals or churches due to coronavirus
Public church services suspended – but online prayers continue
Cancellation of some other church gatherings now extends to end of June
EC staff in Northern Ireland taking low-key approach to leaving
Belfast European Commission office still holds to line that EU is Good for You
Religious leaders urge NI parties to restore Assembly
Joint statement describes ‘growing sense of despair in our politics’
Brian Kennaway obituary: Staunch member and stern critic of the Orange Order
The Belfast man was a devout Presbyterian minister and bridge-building Orangeman
Christian leaders criticise Northern Ireland abortion law change
Catholic bishops say Stormont could have prevented ‘draconian’ Westminster legislation
Northern Irish GPs face ‘legal uncertainty’ as abortion decriminalised
Doctor says abortion services not deregulated and abortions up to 28 weeks not allowed
Deep rifts over Presbyterian Church’s hard line on same-sex marriage
New laws in North will see further divisions emerge as attitudes harden within church
Church leaders call for restoration of Stormont to stop abortion
Joint statement urges NI secretary to reconvene Assembly before October deadline
DUP welcomes victory of ‘committed Unionist’ Boris Johnson
Other NI parties express concern over new UK prime minister’s implications on Brexit
Presbyterian General Assembly opens in Belfast
Rev Dr William Henry of Maze Presbyterian Church in Co Antrim to be installed as moderator of Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Presbyterian professor at Belfast College fired by church over liberal same sex views
Appearance on BBC Talkback led to charges of gross misconduct which were upheld
Significant growth in smaller, more ethnically diverse churches – survey
Report suggests health of Christianity in Ireland more robust than generally believed
Woman in running to become first female Moderator of Irish Presbyterians
Presbyterianism is the largest Protestant denomination in Northern Ireland
Inside the Belfast college that moulded peace-makers and Brexiteers
New illustrated book celebrates 150th anniversary of Methody in Northern capital
Arlene Foster declines invitation to Pope’s speech
Irish Government had asked the DUP leader to attend the pontiff’s speech in Dublin Castle
Cardinal says clock ticking for all in Catholic hierarchy over abuse issue
Archbishop of Boston says change only possible with significant involvement of lay men and women
Pope’s visit important for all Christians in Ireland – C of I Bishop
An ‘opportunity to strengthen the warm ecumenical bonds that already exist’
Bookings for World Meeting of Families events in Dublin ‘break all records’
Over 353,000 tickets for pope’s Phoenix Park Mass booked on first day, says bishop
Presbyterian ministers ‘hurt’ by hard line on same-sex couples
Ministers and elders express ‘hurt, dismay and anger’ following recent decisions
Presbyterian Church says same-sex couples can no longer be full members
New Testament ‘unambiguously regards homosexual activity as contrary to nature’
Presbyterian Church leader allowed to meet pope in Ireland
Ties with Church of Scotland loosened over latter’s recognition of same-sex marriage
Church leaders dismayed at vote to lift restrictions on abortion
‘This country is now on the brink of legislating for a liberal abortion regime’
Presbyterian Church urges ‘No’ vote in abortion referendum
Proposed law ‘regressive, incompatible with human dignity and morally unacceptable’
Church of Ireland opposes unrestricted abortion in first 12 weeks of pregnancy
All four main Churches in Ireland now oppose 12-week proposal
Nuance and abortion: Churches, other faiths, and atheists differ
All churches and faiths abhor abortion but most agree it can be the lesser evil
Presbyterian clergy concerned about 12-week abortion proposal
Recommendations ‘undermine assurances’ abortion will not be introduced for disability
Christian leaders silent on the issue of abortion in New Year’s message
Joint message describes homelessness as ‘tragic symptom of a broken system’
Faith leaders respond to Dáil committee’s abortion verdicts
Although particulars vary, all faiths accept abortion allowed in narrow circumstances
Destruction at Connemara church ‘not sectarian’
Attack at Holy Trinity Church which caused €70,000 worth of damage blamed on juveniles
Bishop says Scottish church’s move on gay marriage ‘a way forward’
Scottish Episcopal Church first major congregation in UK to allow same-sex marriage
New Presbyterian moderator installed in Belfast
Dr Noble McNeely says being a Christian is growing ‘difficult and intimidating’
State and Church leaders in Ireland express heartfelt solidarity with Manchester
A ‘cowardly attack on innocent citizens’, says President Michael D Higgins
Rev Noble McNeely elected moderator of Presbyterian Church
Co Down native who replaces Rev Dr Frank Sellar will be installed in Belfast on June 5th
David Ford ousted as church elder over same sex marriage support
Former Alliance chief dismissed from Presbyterian Second Donegore Church in Antrim
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